On the bus, in the subway, walking down the street – have you noticed more and more New Yorkers blasting music or watching TikToks on their phone without headphones? Well, you're not alone."As New Yorkers, there are certain inconveniences and certain annoyances that we all simply learn to live with," says New York-based etiquette expert, Thomas Farley. "If you wanted to live in a quiet city, you would be moving to perhaps somewhere in Iowa and not living in New York.
"New Yorkers that spoke with FOX 5 NY were torn, with many saying the noise is just part of the vibrant symphony of sounds that makes up the city that never sleeps one of a kind, while others found it extremely annoying.